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9 June 1787
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Jeremiah Wadsworth
Asks Wadsworth to please pay $498 to Major William North. Noted as a copy.
GLC02437.03575
24 April 1792
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818
to Henry Knox
Apologizes for not fully answering Knox's last letter, but has been preoccupied with the current business crisis in New York: has been trying to save himself from financial ruin. Relates a conversation with Mr. [Royal] Flint about raising the money...
GLC02437.05426
circa 29 September 1787
to unknown
Discusses the Constitution of the United States. Declares, "But a candid examination of [the Constitution], will most probably produce a conviction that it is one of the best models of a republican government ever presented to the sons of men."...
GLC02437.03778
13 September 1794
to George Ulmer
Discusses complaints from the people on the [Waldo] patent lands. Informs Ulmer he now represents the entire patent, except for Orphan Island (present day Verona Island, Maine) and 6,000 acres on the Northwest part of Belfast, Maine. Notes he is...
GLC02437.06206
3 June 1787
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Discusses a financial matter related to Mrs. [Catharine] Greene. Comments extensively on the Constitutional Convention: "I am persuaded the Convention will do nothing very decisive but they may give us a lead our General Assembly will finish this...
GLC02437.03565
12 March 1795
Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810
Discusses business and politics within the towns of the Waldo Patent. Believes the outcome of a court proceeding will be favorable but still advises Knox to visit for a short time to appease the people after the proceedings. Mentions hearing of a...
GLC02437.06370
19 March 1796
Writes that he saw Knox's instructions to Mr. [likely Ebenezer] Dunton regarding the building of a store. Discusses his plans, including his difficulty obtaining lumber during the winter season. Also mentions several individuals who have claimed...
GLC02437.06668
18 October 1800
to Alexander White
Knox informs White that Knox has received from Nathan Dane, John Sprague, and Enoch Titcomb "commissioners of the legislature to whom were referred the terms on which certain settlers within the Waldo Patent were to be quieted each in one hundred...
GLC02437.07473
15 December 1786
to Samuel Ward
Writes that he has received Ward's letter from last month. Thanks him for the information respecting the military stores. Relates that when he came into office, the stores were under the charge of Mr. [John] Stagg in Providence. Has always...
GLC02437.03381
30 May 1787
to Mercy Otis Warren
Replies to her letter from 2 May (GLC02437.03539). Discusses a financial matter involving Winslow Warren (Warren's son), Mr. Hawkins, Knox's brother William, and Mr. Breck. Apologizes for not being able to fully comply with her request from 2 May due...
GLC02437.03558
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